My village can't be like this

Chapter 628 The Wronged Rooster

The village put on another show at the threshing ground this year.

What was different from previous years was that the big blue dragon was carried out, taken around for a spin and then put back.

Instead, they changed the format to a new one, with folk singing parties during the day and lantern shows at night.

As a result, after two days, the number of people attracted was no less than last year, but most of them were villagers from nearby villages.

In previous years, when Changqing held its annual party, either only young people or only old people came from nearby villages.

This year, everyone, young or old, came.

Because most people living in the mountains love to sing folk songs, the kind they can’t stop singing once they start.

Zhang An carried his son out to the threshing ground and found that the elderly group, who had profound skills and the strongest passion for singing, had just finished singing and were taking a half-time break.

The ones who took over the scene were a group of young men and women in their twenties.

They all came from nearby villages, but when singing, there was no distinction between villages, only between male and female sides.

Compared to the older group, there were more people when the younger group was singing.

Because it is the Chinese New Year, everyone dresses up from head to toe, which is completely different from when they work normally.

Especially many young women, they dress up very gorgeously.

When the two sides sang a song, they would sometimes blush and get shy because of the meaning of the lyrics, which was not seen in the elderly group.

Zhang An watched from the side for a long time, and he really enjoyed it.

In fact, this kind of singing party was held every year in Hongyan Town when Zhang An was young.

Zhang An still remembers that the New Year's singing party at that time was considered a blind date meeting for the entire Hongyan Town.

Many single men and women of marriageable age fall in love with each other while singing, and their families rarely object.

But later on, for some reason, there was suddenly no organization in the town.

Look, for example, now, Zhang An looked at the young couple who spoke in the middle of the stage. They exchanged glances and their lyrics were not subtle at all. It was definitely that they were attracted to each other.

Many people around were just watching the fun at first, but as they watched, they started to make a noise.

On the third day of the New Year, you can hear loud singing coming from far away at home.

"These people are really addicted to music. It's only a few hours now, but they've already started."

Zhang An, who had just gotten up, said while shaking his head while washing up.

"This is already considered good. I remember that during the busy farming season, those who liked to sing folk songs would not work in the fields but just sing. As a result, they would sing all day but get hungry before they finished their work, and then pack up and go home."

Wang Fang said with a smile as she heated up leftover New Year's Eve food in the kitchen.

Wang Fang cooked very early today because their family was going to Longtoushan Village to pay New Year's greetings to Grandma Zhang An.

"Let's not talk about people far away. Take Huang Ming's father for example. When he was young, he was particularly fond of it. Whenever he heard someone singing folk songs, he would go and join them without doing anything else. Later, your Second Master Huang got angry and asked him to separate the family. Only then did things get better."

Zhang Jianguo also recalled and spoke.

Zhang An finally understood why Mr. Huang had always disliked Huang Ming's father. This was what was going on.

After washing up, Zhang An and Su Ying were carrying the things they were going to take to the car, while the little guy was watching over his grandmother in the kitchen, eating this or that in his hands from time to time.

After breakfast, it was only nine o'clock in the morning. After Wang Fang locked all the doors of the house, the family drove out of the village.

I have to say, this method of learning to drive to cure motion sickness is really effective.

Because Zhang An discovered that Su Ying did not get carsick even after driving all the way from home.

If it were in the past, she would have been extremely miserable.

However, Zhang An did not mention this because he was worried that Su Ying's motion sickness would take effect after he said it.

It took only an hour and a half to reach Longtoushan Village.

In the past two years, the main road from Hongyan Town to Baiyan Town has probably been repaired, so the road conditions have improved a lot.

Only the mountain road leading to Longtou Mountain after Baiyan Town remains the same as before.

Some changes have taken place in Longtoushan Village. The road at the entrance of the village seems to have been widened. Although it is not paved with cement, it is no longer as narrow as in previous years, allowing Zhang An to drive the car directly into his grandmother's yard.

"You're already here, Xiao An."

Looking at the arrival of Zhang An's family, the old lady couldn't hide the smile on her face.

"There's nothing to do in the morning anyway, so come here early."

After Wang Fang and Su Ying got off the car, they stayed with the old lady.

"Come on, all of you, call grandma grandma."

Zhang An parked the car, carried his son out, and pointed at his grandmother and taught his son how to call for help.

"Grandma."

Although the little guy had not seen the old lady many times since he was old enough to understand, he still followed the instructions and called out to her.

"Okay, our little Qiqi has grown up so much, come and let grandma take a good look at her."

The old lady's smile now became even brighter, and she stretched out her hand towards her great-grandson, Xiao Siqi.

"Grandma, he's quite big. You don't have to hold him. He can walk by himself."

Her son's physique was much bigger than most of his peers, so Su Ying quickly spoke up.

The old lady did not insist. She held the little guy's shoulders with her hands full of age spots, her eyes filled with indescribable kindness.

The little guy was also very obedient and stayed nicely in front of the old lady, completely different from his usual mischievous behavior.

"You are here."

Afterwards, the old man also came out of the house, looked at Zhang An's family and spoke.

Zhang An discovered that he was different this year than before.

Although Old Man Wang was old, he always had the demeanor of a master.

But now, his complexion is a little darker, and he looks much more relaxed and natural.

Zhang An recalled that on the phone, his grandmother often said that he would often take the initiative to help with things at home.

He didn't quite believe it at first, but now it seems to be true. Old Man Wang must have taken what he said to heart.

"Qiqi, call grandpa grandpa."

No matter what happened in the past, it is definitely a good thing that he has changed like this now.

Although the position of this person in his heart is definitely on par with those of the grandparents at home.

But in order to make his grandmother happier in life, he doesn't mind giving Old Man Wang some basic respect.

"Grandpa~"

The little guy was even less familiar with Old Man Wang, so he just shouted obediently and didn't walk over.

"Okay, not bad, not bad. He's almost one and a half years old."

After hearing this, Old Man Wang was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed out loud.

This time he was genuinely happy, even when he received the Moutai liquor that Zhang An brought him before, he had never felt this way.

Because he didn't expect Zhang An to teach the little guy to call him, mainly because he himself knew that Zhang An, his grandson, didn't like him, so he didn't expect this at all.

"Not yet, but soon. He's already one year and four months old."

Zhang An didn't say anything, it was Zhang Jianguo who answered. After staying in the yard for a while, the wind was still very cool.

"Come on, come inside, I'll cook for you."

The old lady led the little one and called the whole family into the house.

In the house, Wang Fang and Su Ying helped the old lady cook, Zhang Jianguo was talking to old man Wang, and Zhang An was responsible for taking care of his son.

At first, perhaps because he had come to a strange place, the little guy stayed obediently in front of Zhang An.

But after a while, he became mischievous and started walking around the room by himself.

Then he ran from the fire room where everyone was staying to the main room.

Because grandma's family didn't have a dog, Zhang An didn't bother with him.

But after a while, an accident happened.

"Dad~ woo woo woo..."

The little guy in the main room suddenly shouted, with a hint of crying in his voice.

When the old lady heard this, she ran out to see what was going on.

When everyone came to the main room, they found the little guy standing next to the wooden chicken coop, holding the neck of a big rooster in the coop with one hand and wiping his eyes with the other hand, sobbing.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Wang Fang couldn't bear to see her grandson cry, so she immediately went up to comfort him, and the old lady followed closely behind.

"Grandma, it hit me, woo woo woo."

The little guy threw himself into his grandmother's arms and cried aggrievedly, while his other hand still tightly grabbed the rooster in the chicken coop.

When everyone heard this, they looked carefully and saw that there was indeed a big red mark on the little guy's hand.

"Be good, Qiqi, don't cry. Grandma will help you vent your anger."

Looking at her great-grandson in tears, the old lady felt heartbroken.

"Old man, go get a knife and kill this chicken today."

The old lady said fiercely that her precious great-grandson had finally come to visit her, so how could she let him be bullied by a chicken?

Old man Wang was still immersed in the joy of being called grandpa by the little guy. When he heard this, he turned back to the kitchen without saying a word and came out with a kitchen knife.

"Grandma, don't do this. It's his own fault. It's not your fault. Besides, it's only the third day of the Chinese New Year. You can't use a knife."

Seeing the two old people wanting to kill the chicken to vent their anger on the little guy, Su Ying quickly tried to persuade them, then glared at her crying son.

"Okay, shut up and stop crying. Who told you to provoke them? This is not home. They won't tolerate you. They will peck at someone else if not you."

Su Ying didn't spoil the little one like her mother-in-law did, so she knew what was going on as soon as she thought about it.

My son must have been naughty and teasing the rooster in the chicken coop. Otherwise, why would the rooster peck at him when it was locked in the coop?

When he is at home, he is the boss of the family. All the cats, dogs, chickens, ducks and geese in the house are afraid of him. Even the big black cat, who usually doesn't allow strangers to enter, can only let the little guy do what he wants when he gets close to him.

But today here, it doesn't feel like being at home at all, so he was punished for his lawlessness.

The little guy was usually most afraid of Su Ying. After being glared at, he immediately stopped crying.

He knew the difference between the big and small kings, and knew that if he didn't obey, he would definitely get a beating on the butt.

"Yes, grandma. You can't use a knife today. Let this be a lesson for him."

Zhang An also joined in and took the kitchen knife from Old Man Wang.

"In this case, let it live a few more days."

Seeing her grandson and his wife say this, the old lady gave up the idea of ​​killing the chicken, but she still reached out and slapped them a few times.

So, because it was Chinese New Year period, the chicken escaped.

Under normal circumstances, according to the old lady's temper, this chicken would definitely be put into the pot.

When it was time for dinner, the little guy had returned to normal and sat between the old lady and Wang Fang.

"Come on, Qiqi, eat this, it's delicious."

The old lady didn't even bother to eat herself and kept picking up food for the little one.

Steamed sausages, stewed cured pork ribs, steamed pork with rice flour, etc., as long as they are delicious, I put them into the little guy's bowl piece by piece.

"Grandma, don't just focus on him, eat too."

Seeing this, Su Ying started to persuade the old man again.

But she ultimately underestimated the old lady's love for her great-grandson.

After dinner, the whole family gathered around the stove.

After half a day, the little guy became much more familiar with his grandma. He kept talking to the old lady and made her very happy.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhang An felt very relieved. This might be the meaning of a child to a family.

Before they knew it, it was afternoon and Zhang An and his family were ready to go back.

"Mom, we'll go back now. You have to take care of yourself. When we have time, we'll bring Qiqi to see you."

Before leaving, Wang Fang held the old lady's hands and said reluctantly.

"Go ahead, drive slowly on the road, Qiqi. After the New Year, grandma will come to see you."

Knowing that her daughter had a lot of livestock at home and couldn't be separated from her, the old lady did not try to keep her.

"Grandma, why don't you come back and live with us for a while."

Seeing that the old lady was reluctant to part with the little guy, Su Ying spoke.

"Not this time. I'm going to stay at home and keep my feet away for the next few days. I'll come back after the Chinese New Year."

This time the old lady agreed very quickly, if for no other reason than for the little great-grandson who always called her grandma.

"By the way, wait a moment."

After the old lady finished speaking, she turned around and went back into the house.

A few minutes later, he came out carrying a nylon bag.

"Xiao An, take this chicken back with you. When you are old enough to use a knife, kill it and give the meat to Qiqi."

What was in the bag was the big rooster that had just pecked the little guy.

"Grandma, you really don't need it. Just keep it for yourself. We have a lot of them over there."

Zhang An was a little amused and helpless about his grandmother's vengeance.

He thought the rooster had escaped, but he didn't expect that the old lady was still thinking about it.

"What you raise is yours, it's different from this. If you don't take it, then I'll take it myself when the time comes."

Seeing that Zhang An didn’t want it, the old lady said with her eyes wide open.

Seeing that the old man said so, Zhang An had no choice but to take it and put it in the trunk.

To be honest, he really felt that the chicken was wronged. Even though it stayed in the chicken coop well, it still couldn't avoid the fate of losing its life.

I just hope that no matter what it is reincarnated into in its next life, it will remember the lessons learned in this life and never provoke human cubs again.

(End of this chapter)